Metro Birmingham forecast: Gray skies and possibly rainy

It was 61 degreesat 7 a.m. in Birmingham and a gray and possibly rain day awaits Central Alabama, according to the National Weather Service.

In the forecast, there is a 30 to 40 percent chance of rain today with a high of about 70 degrees. Skies will begin to clear tonight with an overnight low in the mid 40s.

Sunday and Monday will be sunny and breezy but cool with an expected high of about 68 degrees on Sunday and of only about 64 degrees on Monday. Lows will fall into the mid 40s.

Tuesday and Wednesday should be sunny, too, but see some warming with high temperatures back into the 70s. Rain should return to the forecast for the last half of the week as daily highs return to around 80 degrees.